Charles Gaines, Faces, Set #11: Mary Ann Aloojian (detail), 1978. Photograph, ink on paper. Triptych: 23 × 19 in. each (framed); 23 × 57 in. (overall framed). Museum of Modern Art, New York; gift of Dian Woodner in honor of Dr. Stuart W. Lewis and The Friends of Education of The Museum of Modern Art 835.2011 a-c. Courtesy of the artist and Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects. Photo by Robert Wedemeyer.

Charles Gaines, Incomplete Text Set 23, "U" Red Letters, 1979 Mixed media on paper. Triptych: 22 × 17 in. each; 261⁄2 x 57 x 11⁄2 in. (overall framed). The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; purchased with funds provided by the Drawings Committee and a gift of Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects. Courtesy of the artist and Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects. Photo by Robert Wedemeyer.

Charles Gaines, Numbers and Trees II, Hafir #6, 1987. Watercolor, ink and pencil on Masonite and acrylic sheet. 48 × 391⁄2 in. Courtesy of the artist and Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects. Photo by Robert Wedemeyer.

Charles Gaines, Regression: Drawing #7, Group #2, 1973-74. Mechanical ink and pen on paper. 23 × 29 in., 243⁄4 × 303⁄4 in. (framed). Courtesy of the artist and Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects. Photo by Robert Wedemeyer.

Charles Gaines, Motion: Trisha Brown Dance, Set #11 (detail), 1980-81. Color photographs and ink on Strathmore paper. Eight parts: 4 small drawings, 11 × 191⁄2 in. each; 2 large drawings and 2 photographs, 16 × 20 in. each; 31 1⁄8 × 841⁄2 × 2 in. (overall framed). Collection of Dean Valentine and Amy Adelson. Courtesy of Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects. Photo by Robert Wedemeyer.